Νάννακος
Nannacus, Nannakos
Translated by Meredith Grau24 Jan 2004Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
A man of ancient times, [who came] before Deukalion.
They say that this man was king before Deukalion. Foreseeing the imminent inundation, he brought everyone together into the shrine and made supplication while weeping. And [thus arose] a proverb: "From Nannacus", in reference to very early times.
They say that this man was king before Deukalion. Foreseeing the imminent inundation, he brought everyone together into the shrine and made supplication while weeping. And [thus arose] a proverb: "From Nannacus", in reference to very early times.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νάννακος· παλαιὸς ἀνὴρ πρὸ Δευκαλίωνος. τοῦτόν φασι βασιλέα γενέσθαι πρὸ τοῦ Δευκαλίωνος· ὃς προειδὼς τὸν μέλλοντα κατακλυσμόν, συναγαγὼν πάντας εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν μετὰ δακρύων ἱκέτευε. καὶ παροιμία· ἀπὸ Ναννάκου, ἐπὶ τῶν πάνυ ἀρχαίων.
Betacode
*na/nnakos: palaio\s a)nh\r pro\ *deukali/wnos. tou=to/n fasi basile/a gene/sqai pro\ tou= *deukali/wnos: o(\s proeidw\s to\n me/llonta kataklusmo/n, sunagagw\n pa/ntas ei)s to\ i(ero\n meta\ dakru/wn i(ke/teue. kai\ paroimi/a: a)po\ *nanna/kou, e)pi\ tw=n pa/nu a)rxai/wn.
Notes
- cf. alpha 3448, tau 2, tau 71 (and delta 243 for Deukalion).
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Revision history6 revisions · last 12 Oct 2020
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- tweaked translation following a suggestion from Brady Kiesling — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation; raised status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- supplied note; augmented keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified translation — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Meredith Grau